The Security-Development Nexus
Peace, Conflict and Development
Published on 15. January 2012
Book
Hardback
244 pages
978-0-85728-351-1 (ISBN)
Description
'The Security-Development Nexus: Peace, Conflict and Development' approaches the subject of the security-development nexus from a variety of different perspectives. Chapters within this study address the nexus specifically, as well as investigate its related issues, particularly those linked to studies of conflict and peace. These expositions are supported by a strong geographical focus, with case studies from Africa, Asia and Europe being included. Overall, the text's collected essays provide a detailed and comprehensive view of conflict, security and development.
Reviews / Votes
'[O]ne of the more conceptually attuned explorations of the security-development nexus to date while also finding room for eight case studies on Kosovo, China, ASEAN, Ache (Indonesia) and Sri Lanka, Central Asia, Vietnam, the DRC and South Africa which deal specifically with such issues as, respectively, environmental security, the role of an emerging superpower in international affairs, the principle of non-interference in regional cooperation, localized peace processes, regional overlaps between human security challenges, diasporas as critical agents in peacebuilding and reconstruction, 'dirty' resource trading, and local water management/rights.' -Soren Friis, 'geschichte.transnational'More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
555 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-85728-351-1 (9780857283511)
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Additional editions
Ramses Amer | Ashok Swain | Joakim OEjendal
The Security-Development Nexus
Peace, Conflict and Development
E-Book
01/2012
1st Edition
Anthem Press
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Persons
Ramses Amer, Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Research, is Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Oriental Languages at Stockholm University.
Ashok Swain is Professor of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, Sweden, and is also Director of the Uppsala Centre for Sustainable Development.
Joakim OEjendal is Professor in Peace and Development Studies at the School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg.
Ashok Swain is Professor of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, Sweden, and is also Director of the Uppsala Centre for Sustainable Development.
Joakim OEjendal is Professor in Peace and Development Studies at the School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg.
Content
List of Tables and Figures; List of Editors and Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. Researching the Security-Development Nexus through a Multi-disciplinary Approach - Ramses Amer, Ashok Swain and Joakim OEjendal; 2. Exploring the Security-Development Nexus - Maria Stern and Joakim OEjendal; 3. Liberal State-Building and Environmental Security: The International Community between Trade-Off and Carelessness - Roland Kostic, Florian Krampe and Ashok Swain; 4. The Rising China and Maintaining the International Order: Some Reflections - Zou Keyuan; 5. Non-use of Force, Non-interference and Security: The Case of Pacific Asia - Ramses Amer; 6. International Dimensions of Peace Processes in Aceh and Sri Lanka: The Role of Intermediaries in the 2000s - Malin Akebo; 7. The Challenges of Human Security and Development in Central Asia - Marlene Laruelle and Sebastien Peyrouse; 8. Diasporas' Role in Peacebuilding: The Case of the Vietnamese-Swedish Diaspora - Ashok Swain and Nhi Phan; 9. Tracing Minerals, Creating Peace: The Security-Development Nexus in the DRC - Ruben de Koning; 10. Water Management and the Security-Development Nexus: The Governing of Life in eThekwini Municipality, South Africa - Sofie Hellberg